Comcast-owned online-video-publishing outfit thePlatform announced that its mpx video-management system is out of beta and officially available.
Among the capabilities and features boasted by mpx: the ability to ingest video libraries using automated solutions including metadata adapters, feed readers, and watch folders; tracking reports; personalized views, shortcuts, and custom panels and commands; smart publish profiles to automate content delivery; dynamic or curated feeds; drag-and-drop ordering; lineup previews; a hosted transcoding service for file conversion; thumbnail and chapter creation; flexible CDN and storage services; the ability to set ad policies; content syndication through players, feeds, and connectors; content-access restrictions including geo-blocking, IP addresses, tokens, access keys, domains, and availability dates; and URL security, RTMPE, DRM, feed security, and playback security.
thePlatform is involved in cable operators’ TV Everywhere initiatives due to partnerships with its parent company, as well as Warner Cable, Cablevision Systems, Cox Communications, and Rogers Communications, and CEO Ian Blaine spoke with Broadcasting & Cable about how mpx will impact that process:
